Stratford’s Sikorsky sells firefighting helicopters to L.A.

A L.A. County Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter demonstrates water suppression during a 2013 airshow.

A L.A. County Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter demonstrates water suppression during a 2013 airshow.

Photo: Photo Credit: Trent Bell (PRNewsfoto /Lockheed Martin)

Photo: Photo Credit: Trent Bell (PRNewsfoto /Lockheed Martin)

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A L.A. County Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter demonstrates water suppression during a 2013 airshow.

A L.A. County Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter demonstrates water suppression during a 2013 airshow.

Photo: Photo Credit: Trent Bell (PRNewsfoto /Lockheed Martin)

Stratford’s Sikorsky sells firefighting helicopters to L.A.

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The County of Los Angeles Fire Department is buying two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variants for use fighting fires and medical transport, with the financial terms of the contract not disclosed immediately.

Stratford-based Sikorsky’s S-70i variant will be configured with wider rotor blades to enable it to lift four tons of water, a stronger airframe, a black box flight recorder and a digital “glass cockpit” flight management system.

The L.A. County Fire Department’s firefighting fleet also includes aircraft from Bell Helicopter.